UK house builders, ranked by what they are actually building
Most "top house builders" lists rank by revenue or homes completed years ago. This one counts live developments: every builder below is ranked by how many schemes they currently have on Homello, refreshed whenever our listings update.
- Builders tracked
- 97
- Developments
- 1,998
- Areas covered
- 133
- Built by the top 10
- 73%
The biggest UK house builders
Ranked by developments currently listed. "Homes" counts the total scheme size where the builder publishes it, so it covers 568 of these developments rather than all of them — treat it as a floor, not a total.
| # | Builder | Developments | Areas | Homes | Most active in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellway Homes | 236 | 62 | 15,111 | Essex, Kent, Tyne and Wear |
| 2 | Berkeley Homes | 196 | 19 | 8,723 | London, Berkshire, Surrey |
| 3 | Taylor Wimpey | 193 | 62 | 29,096 | Suffolk, North Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear |
| 4 | Redrow Homes | 184 | 40 | 8,382 | Kent, Cheshire, West Yorkshire |
| 5 | Persimmon Homes | 167 | 58 | 3,858 | Tyne and Wear, Suffolk, Lancashire |
| 6 | David Wilson Homes | 140 | 60 | 1,941 | Kent, Nottinghamshire, West Sussex |
| 7 | Barratt Homes | 105 | 53 | 6,963 | Lancashire, Kent, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| 8 | Bovis Homes | 78 | 36 | 2,685 | Northamptonshire, Devon, Cambridgeshire |
| 9 | Cala Homes | 76 | 28 | 1,314 | Oxfordshire, Aberdeenshire, Surrey |
| 10 | Charles Church | 75 | 39 | 1,280 | Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland |
| 11 | Gleeson Homes | 69 | 18 | 3,803 | Lincolnshire, Cumbria, Nottinghamshire |
| 12 | Linden Homes | 63 | 34 | 4,958 | Cambridgeshire, Devon, Bristol |
| 13 | Avant Homes | 62 | 31 | 2,378 | West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire |
| 14 | Countryside Homes | 58 | 26 | 5,350 | London, Essex, Kent |
| 15 | Simple Life | 54 | 27 | 649 | Greater Manchester, Merseyside, South Yorkshire |
| 16 | Ashberry Homes | 48 | 31 | 2,054 | Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Tyne and Wear |
| 17 | Lovell Homes | 32 | 23 | 1,913 | East Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire |
| 18 | UNCLE | 10 | 3 | 1,000 | London, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester |
| 19 | Jones Homes | 9 | 6 | 438 | South Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Kent |
| 20 | Savills | 7 | 3 | 828 | Greater London, Greater Manchester, Merseyside |
| 21 | JLL | 6 | 2 | 1,358 | Greater London, Greater Manchester |
| 22 | Simple Life London | 6 | 2 | 487 | Greater London, London |
| 23 | Way Of Life | 6 | 4 | 330 | Greater London, Gillingham, West Midlands |
| 24 | Allsop | 5 | 4 | 389 | Greater Manchester, Essex, Warwickshire |
| 25 | Apo | 5 | 3 | 2,067 | Greater London, West Midlands, Merseyside |
| 26 | Folio London | 4 | 3 | — | Greater London, Southwark, London |
| 27 | Northern Group | 4 | 1 | 318 | Greater Manchester |
| 28 | PLATFORM_ | 4 | 3 | 1,039 | Scotland, Wales, South Yorkshire |
| 29 | Vertus | 4 | 1 | 1,383 | London |
| 30 | Clivedale London | 3 | 1 | — | London |
Showing the 30 largest of 97 builders we track. Browse every builder.
Widest geographic reach
Builders active in the most areas
- Bellway Homes 62 areas
- Taylor Wimpey 62 areas
- David Wilson Homes 60 areas
- Persimmon Homes 58 areas
- Barratt Homes 53 areas
- Redrow Homes 40 areas
- Charles Church 39 areas
- Bovis Homes 36 areas
Build to rent
Homes kept and let, not sold
- Simple Life 54 schemes
- UNCLE 10 schemes
- Savills 7 schemes
- JLL 6 schemes
- Simple Life London 6 schemes
- Way Of Life 6 schemes
- Allsop 5 schemes
- Apo 5 schemes
Shared ownership
Part-buy, part-rent schemes
- David Wilson Homes 83 schemes
- Barratt Homes 65 schemes
- Bellway Homes 29 schemes
- Bovis Homes 28 schemes
- Avant Homes 23 schemes
- Linden Homes 22 schemes
- Countryside Homes 17 schemes
- Lovell Homes 14 schemes
How to compare builders
Size tells you how likely you are to find one of their sites near you, not how good the homes are. A builder with 200 developments has a house type for most budgets; a smaller regional name may only build in one county but know it far better.
The things worth checking are specific to the plot, not the brand: what the scheme's management charges are, whether the roads and open spaces will be adopted by the council or left with a private management company, how many homes are still unsold on a large site, and what the warranty actually covers. Two homes from the same builder on different sites can be very different purchases.
Every builder below links to their full portfolio on Homello, where you can see each live scheme with photos, location, prices where published, and the amenities on site.
Common questions
Who are the biggest house builders in the UK?
By developments currently tracked on Homello, the largest are Bellway Homes, Berkeley Homes, Taylor Wimpey, Redrow Homes, Persimmon Homes. Between them the ten largest account for 73% of the 1,998 developments we track.
How many house builders are there in the UK?
Homello tracks 97 housebuilders and build-to-rent operators with at least one live development, across 133 areas. The national total is larger — many small builders work on one or two sites at a time and are not listed here.
What is the difference between a house builder and a developer?
In everyday use the terms overlap. "House builder" usually means a company that builds homes at volume for sale, such as Barratt or Bellway. "Developer" is broader and includes companies that assemble sites and deliver schemes they may not build themselves, including build-to-rent operators who keep and let the homes rather than selling them.
Which builders offer shared ownership homes?
David Wilson Homes, Barratt Homes, Bellway Homes, Bovis Homes, Avant Homes have the most shared-ownership schemes in our index, out of 335 such developments tracked.
Which companies build homes to rent rather than sell?
Build-to-rent operators keep their homes and let them directly. The most active in our index are Simple Life, UNCLE, Savills, JLL, Simple Life London, across 160 tracked developments.
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Figures are compiled from developments listed on Homello and change as listings are added or sold. They cover the new-build market we track, not every home built in the UK.